Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto admitted that his teamโs failure to capitalize on the powerplay efficiently is the root of their problems in T20Is.
India defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets with 49 balls to spare in the opening game of the three-match T20I series at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior. It was another poor show in the powerplay from Bangladesh as they managed only 39 runs in the first six overs after being asked to bat, and eventually finished with a paltry total of 127. India, on the other hand, scored 71 runs in the powerplay and galloped to the target in 11.5 overs.
Bangladesh are without their highest run-getter and highest wicket-taker โ Shakib Al Hasan โ who has announced his retirement from the T20 format. They surely rued his experience as Bangladeshโs scorecard read a grim 70/5 after 11 overs.
The batting department has let Bangladesh down a lot in the recent past, and the trend is clearly continuing. Perhaps the most appalling of all wickets was that of Mahmudullah, who gave express quick Mayank Yadav the charge only to end up skewing the ball to deep cover off the toe end of the bat.
The Asian Tigers needed the senior pro to hold fort after the loss of early wickets but he let his team down on this occasion with an ambitious shot played prematurely in his innings.
๐๐๐ผ๐พ๐๐๐ฟ with power and timing!@hardikpandya7 dispatches one over deep extra cover ๐ฅ
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โ BCCI (@BCCI) October 6, 2024
